Shih Tzu training means controlling some behavior that is tough to get at. Excess barking could be one activity that is terribly hard to stop. Here’s one way that may work for you and your pet.

Excess barking by any dog infrequently bothers a dog. It irritate owners and neighbors too, regularly almost to the breaking point. This is one of those issues that call for real planning.

Frequently the cause for the barking can be discovered with some observation and thought. It could be as easy as just isolation or boredom. In either case, additional time spent with a dog may cause additional quiet for you.

Remember that some dogs just bark a lot. All dogs bark, it’s simply when it is going on that it becomes a major nerve rattler.

A way to communicate to a pet the noise is undesired with a training collar. The citronella spray collar might be a great choice. Actually preferable to an electric collar which looks to be a really bad idea for several reasons;

This is how a citronella collar works.

Citronella oil has got this haggard sweet odor that even works as a bug repellent. Not damaging, it certainly presents an offensive smell. I can just imagine how stinky it must be to dogs with smelling ability miles beyond ours.

The collar contains a sensor to detect barks, a reservoir for the oil and then a spray unit. All this fits in a miniscule box with an on / off switch.

Turn it on and here’s what occurs. As quickly as the dog barks, the collar sprays this cloud of mist right below the dogs jaw. Not an electric shock results, but it does produce a shock that can border on stunning.

Our dog when presented with this device barked once, then a second time and then got quiet to think about the matter.

Those two barks were actually all it took for Belle to get it. Not that she ever barks now. Why she even barely wears the collar now. She quickly got the assumption excess barking was a very bad idea. So the collar now is on reserve for an occasional reminder that barking should be done carefully.

Shih Tzu dog training often can profit from the usage of some tools. It may be a citronella collar could be a handy tool in your box of tricks.

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